The Resource Highways to heaven : the auto biography of America, Christopher Finch
Highways to heaven : the auto biography of America, Christopher Finch
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The item Highways to heaven : the auto biography of America, Christopher Finch represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- From the early days of the horseless carriage to tomorrow's dream cars, the history of the automobile has been inextricably intertwined with the culture of twentieth-century America. The automobile altered everything, from the way crimes were committed to the way courtships were conducted, and the car itself came to embody power and independence, becoming the ultimate erotic accessory--a sexual object of sometimes ambiguous gender. In Highways to Heaven, Christopher Finch chronicles the dramatic rise of the automobile and describes how it transformed the American landscape and the American psyche. He evokes the ambitious men who created a giant industry and shows how that industry, and our passion for the automobile, shaped the world we live in today--the world of freeways and exurbs, of shopping malls and fast-food franchises--even determining the character of whole cities like Los Angeles
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 416 p.
- Contents
-
- pt. 1. Highways to heaven
- Red cards and redoubtable buggies
- Self-starters
- Arterial auguries
- American algorithms
- Automoville I
- From Duesenbergs to the dust bowl
- pt. 2. Boomtime
- Pike dreams
- Feats of clay
- Freeways and franchisers
- Automoville II
- Minis and muscle cars
- pt. 3. Crisis
- Invasions of privacy
- Introversions
- Retrenchment
- Automoville III
- Admonitions and alternatives
- Multinational matters
- Isbn
- 9780060165512
- Label
- Highways to heaven : the auto biography of America
- Title
- Highways to heaven
- Title remainder
- the auto biography of America
- Statement of responsibility
- Christopher Finch
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- From the early days of the horseless carriage to tomorrow's dream cars, the history of the automobile has been inextricably intertwined with the culture of twentieth-century America. The automobile altered everything, from the way crimes were committed to the way courtships were conducted, and the car itself came to embody power and independence, becoming the ultimate erotic accessory--a sexual object of sometimes ambiguous gender. In Highways to Heaven, Christopher Finch chronicles the dramatic rise of the automobile and describes how it transformed the American landscape and the American psyche. He evokes the ambitious men who created a giant industry and shows how that industry, and our passion for the automobile, shaped the world we live in today--the world of freeways and exurbs, of shopping malls and fast-food franchises--even determining the character of whole cities like Los Angeles
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Finch, Christopher
- Dewey number
- 303.48/32
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HE5623
- LC item number
- .F56 1992
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Automobiles
- Automobiles
- United States
- Auto's
- Kraftfahrzeug
- Gesellschaft
- Geschichte
- USA
- USA
- Automobiles
- Label
- Highways to heaven : the auto biography of America, Christopher Finch
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-403) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. 1. Highways to heaven -- Red cards and redoubtable buggies -- Self-starters -- Arterial auguries -- American algorithms -- Automoville I -- From Duesenbergs to the dust bowl -- pt. 2. Boomtime -- Pike dreams -- Feats of clay -- Freeways and franchisers -- Automoville II -- Minis and muscle cars -- pt. 3. Crisis -- Invasions of privacy -- Introversions -- Retrenchment -- Automoville III -- Admonitions and alternatives -- Multinational matters
- Control code
- ocm23218985
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 416 p.
- Isbn
- 9780060165512
- Lccn
- 90056353
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o23218985
- (OCoLC)23218985
- Label
- Highways to heaven : the auto biography of America, Christopher Finch
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-403) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. 1. Highways to heaven -- Red cards and redoubtable buggies -- Self-starters -- Arterial auguries -- American algorithms -- Automoville I -- From Duesenbergs to the dust bowl -- pt. 2. Boomtime -- Pike dreams -- Feats of clay -- Freeways and franchisers -- Automoville II -- Minis and muscle cars -- pt. 3. Crisis -- Invasions of privacy -- Introversions -- Retrenchment -- Automoville III -- Admonitions and alternatives -- Multinational matters
- Control code
- ocm23218985
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 416 p.
- Isbn
- 9780060165512
- Lccn
- 90056353
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o23218985
- (OCoLC)23218985
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